Chicagoland weather radar shows a line of thunderstorms from southeast Elgin to Waukegan moving eastward at about 6:00 a.m. A larger area of thunderstorm is also moving over much of Lake Michigan. As of 6:05 a.m. there was no Severe Thunderstorm Warning from the National Weather Service.
Dense clouds consistent with convective thunderstorms are visible on satellite images from northeast Illinois across Lake Michigan.
Lightning with some cloud-to-ground strikes, thunder and rain in the area at 6:00 a.m. Several police and fire alarms were activated about 6:00 a.m. with lightning strikes and power surges.
TODAY Sunrise: 6:03 am Sunset: 7:46 am
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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